"E heluhelu ʻoe i ka hapahā i hala ka hola ʻeono."
Translation:Read at 6:15.
December 26, 2018
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My aha! moment: Hapa means part of or fragment. Hā hearkens back to ʻehā (four), therefore, hapahā is a fourth part (not 15, but rather a quarter). Hola is how Hawaiians pronounce "hour." Hapalua is (hapa+ʻelua) two parts, or half (not 30, but half of the hour).
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Yes. I see this as borrowed English for half. Hapa = half. Hapaha = Half of Half, which is a quarter.